Author: Paulo C. Rizal

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Fine Arts student Clye Laudato says he chose to draw the Lumad in his mural to create a sense of Davao. Laudato's work along with some 60 others will be unveiled on Dec. 12 as part of the mural painting activity of the Inter Agency Council Against Trafficking in Davao Region. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

ICONIC LUMAD

Fine Arts student Clye Laudato says he chose to draw the Lumad in his mural to create a sense of Davao. Laudato's work along with some 60 others will be unveiled on Dec. 12 as part of the mural painting activity of the Inter Agency Council Against Trafficking in Davao Region. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article Davao artists paint children in violence-free murals
FAMILY. An artist paints a child going to church as part of the mural painting organized by the Inter-Agency Council Against Human Trafficking. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Davao artists paint children in violence-free murals

Some 60 artists here began painting the walls outside the Southern Philippines Medical Center - Institute of Psychiatry and Behavioral Medicine with images of what they described as the "ideal trafficking-free environment for children.”

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Read more about the article IN PHOTOS | The state of the Lumad in Talaingod after evacuation
SITIO TIBUCAG, TALAINGOD. Manobo residents of Sitio Tibucag, Barangay Dagohoy in Talaingod, Davao del Norte gathering for an early morning ritual on Nov. 30, Wednesday. Many of the residents ?are evacuees at the United Church of Christ in the Philippines Haran compound in Davao City who fled the community because of militarization and threats from paramilitary group Alamara. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

IN PHOTOS | The state of the Lumad in Talaingod after evacuation

A few months after returning to their communities from evacuation the Ata-Manobos who have returned to their communities in Talaingod, Davao Del Norte province are rebuilding their homes and way of life.

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Read more about the article GOOD RELIEF
RESTING. A group of Manobo children sit on sacks of relief goods in Sitio Tibucag, Barangay Dagohoy in Talaingod, Davao del Norte on Wednesday, Nov. 30. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

GOOD RELIEF

RESTING. A group of Manobo children sit on sacks of relief goods in Sitio Tibucag, Barangay Dagohoy in Talaingod, Davao del Norte on Wednesday, Nov. 30. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

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Read more about the article Lumad leaders renew calls for army pullout during 23rd year founding anniversary celeb
Datu Tungig Mansumuy-at, committee head for Health of the Salugpongan Ta Tanu Igkanogon in a dialogue with members of the 60th Infantry Battalion. Mansumuy-at says the paramilitary group Alamara is operating under the orders of the Armed Forces but follow no principle and kill indiscriminately. (Paulo C. Rizal/davaotoday.com)

Lumad leaders renew calls for army pullout during 23rd year founding anniversary celeb

Lumad Manobo datus here have stayed resilient, 23 years later after their founding, with a dialogue Wednesday with no less than their usual nemesis: army soldiers who have vilified and accused them of rebels.

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